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Staggering cost of Garda security operation for Trump's Irish visit revealed

Irish Central 10 Oct 2026
Protecting US President Donald Trump during his visit to Ireland cost An Garda S�och�na tens of millions of Euros ... .
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Garda watchdog Fiosrú logs breaches including laptop left in Dublin taxi

The Irish Times 09 Oct 2026
Garda watchdog Fiosrú logged 38 data breaches in the space of a year and a half, including sensitive information shared with the wrong people and a laptop left in a taxi ... to the Garda Commissioner.
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O’Callaghan dismisses claims of Garda ‘resignation crisis’

The Irish Times 08 Oct 2026
The strength of the Garda force is about to reach record levels, despite claims for years from the Garda Representative Association (GRA) that resignations and retirements are at crisis levels, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said.
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Extra €20m needed by An Garda Síochána last year to meet demand

RTE 08 Oct 2026
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said the force needed an extra €20 million last year - in addition to its allocation of €2.3 billion - because of additional recruits and the need to respond to significant operational demands.
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Donald Trump’s visit forecast to cost Garda up to €30m

The Irish Times 08 Oct 2026
The visit of US president Donald Trump to Ireland at the start of September is forecast to cost An Garda Síochána up to €30 million ... Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly arriving at Leinster House, Dublin to appear before the Public Accounts Committee.
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Committee of Public Accounts to examine Garda spending, recruitment and financial controls (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Public Technologies 07 Oct 2026
Garda Commissioner and Accounting Officer for An Garda Síochána, Mr Justin Kelly, will appear before the Committee alongside senior Garda personnel ... The Committee will also examine Garda recruitment and resourcing.
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34 garda protected disclosures from 2022 to 2026 - O'Callaghan

RTE 07 Oct 2026
The Department of Justice received 34 protected disclosures from members and staff of An Garda Síochána between 2022 and 2026, the Minister for Justice has said ... "An Garda Síochána has received 46 protected disclosures in the period 2022 to 2026.
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New Garda spending rules to follow booking of nearly €250,000 worth of unused hotel rooms

The Irish Times 07 Oct 2026
Kelly is likely to be questioned at Thursday’s hearing about findings by the Comptroller and Auditor General that An Garda Síochána spent €590,000 on hotel accommodation over three nights for members policing the match.
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Garda arrest driver found to be disqualified after he came to pick up uninsured friend

The Irish Times 06 Oct 2026
READ MORE ... “Turns out the Audi driver had an active court disqualification, and an active bench warrant was also in existence,” the Garda said. “The only place this pair will be road-tripping to is the District Court,” the Garda said on social media ... .
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Garda to apply for separate trial from colleague in corruption case

RTE 06 Oct 2026
A garda accused of disclosing confidential information to another individual and attempting to obstruct the course of justice is to apply to have his trial separated from a colleague also facing criminal charges.
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Garda protected disclosure rule changed after minister's request

RTE 05 Oct 2026
However, Senator McDowell, a former attorney general and justice minister, told RTÉ Investigates that when it came to disclosures containing allegations against a garda commissioner, once garda policy ...
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Fuel protestor who allegedly drove through Garda road block to be tried in District Court

The Irish Times 02 Oct 2026
A 28-year-old man who allegedly drove a tractor and slurry tanker through a Garda checkpoint during fuel protests earlier this year, leading to a high-speed chase, is to have his case heard at District Court level.
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